frecciarossa
{{short description|Italian high-speed train}}
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Frecciarossa ({{IPA|it|ˌfrettʃaˈrossa|lang}}; from {{lang|it|freccia rossa}}, "red arrow") is a high-speed train of the Italian national train operator, Trenitalia, as well as a member of the train category Le Frecce. The name was introduced in 2008{{Cite web |url=http://www.fondazionefs.it/cms-file/allegati/fondazionefs_en/MAURO%20MORETTI_CV_Leonardo_novembre_en.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-04-13 |archive-date=2017-04-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414082428/http://www.fondazionefs.it/cms-file/allegati/fondazionefs_en/MAURO%20MORETTI_CV_Leonardo_novembre_en.pdf |url-status=dead }} after it had previously been known as Eurostar Italia. Frecciarossa trains operate at speeds of up to {{convert|300|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{cite web | url=https://www.italiarail.com/frecciarossa | title=Frecciarossa Trains | ItaliaRail }} Frecciarossa is the premier service of Trenitalia and competes with italo, operated by Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori. Trenitalia also operates the sister brands Frecciargento and Frecciabianca for slower services.
Routes
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Frecciarossa trains travel on dedicated high-speed railway lines and, on some routes, also on conventional railway lines with lower speed limits. Current limitations on the tracks set the maximum operating speed of both types of trains to {{convert|300|km/h|abbr=on}}. Frecciarossa trains operate the following services:{{Cite web |title=EN - Trenitalia |url=http://www.trenitalia.com/tcom-en/Frecce/Frecciarossa |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928025824/http://www.trenitalia.com/tcom-en/Frecce/Frecciarossa |archive-date=2017-09-28 |access-date=2017-09-19}}
- Turin - Milan - Reggio Emilia AV - Bologna - Florence - Rome - Naples - Salerno
- Turin - Milan - Brescia - Verona - Vicenza - Padua - Venice - Monfalcone - Trieste
- Venice - Padua - Bologna - Florence - Rome - Naples - Salerno
- Bergamo - Brescia - Verona - Bologna - Florence - Rome
- Udine - Pordenone - Treviso - Venice - Padua - Vicenza - Verona - Brescia - Milan
- Milan - Reggio Emilia AV - Bologna - Rimini - Ancona - S. Benedetto T. - Pescara - Termoli - Foggia - Bari - Brindisi - Lecce
- Milan - Bologna - Florence - Rome - Naples - Salerno - Potenza - Ferrandina - Metaponto - Taranto
- Venice - Padua - Vicenza - Verona - Brescia - Milan - Pavia - Genoa
- Venice - Padua - Ferrara - Bologna - Florence - Rome - Naples - Salerno
- Perugia - Arezzo - Florence - Bologna - Reggio Emilia AV - Milan - Turin
- Milan - Reggio Emilia AV - Bologna - Florence - Rome - Naples - Salerno - Agropoli - Sapri
- Milan - Reggio Emilia EV - Bologna - Florence - Paola - Lamezia - Rosarno - Villa San Giovanni - Reggio Calabria{{Note|The only (sporadically operating) Frecciarossa night route}}
The brand also includes the Milan–Paris Frecciarossa, which operates two routes:{{Cite web |date=3 February 2024 |title=Orario Tutt'Italia Digitale: Edizione Invernale 2023–2024 |trans-title=Tutt'Italia Digital Timetable: Winter Edition 2023–2024 |url=https://www.trenitalia.com/content/dam/tcom/allegati/trenitalia_2014/informazioni/orario_digitale/Tuttitalia_light.pdf |access-date=19 February 2024 |website=Trenitalia |language=it-IT}}{{Cite web |date=18 December 2021 |title=Il viaggio del primo Frecciarossa Milano-Lione-Parigi |trans-title=The journey of the first Frecciarossa Milan-Lyon-Paris |url=https://www.rainews.it/dl/rainews/articoli/Fs-viaggio-primo-Frecciarossa-Milano-Lione-Parigi-c712a116-40d6-4846-8103-610e00d9ecb4.html |access-date=15 March 2024 |website=Rai News |language=it}}{{Cite web |date=18 December 2021 |title=Trenitalia, partiti oggi i primi Frecciarossa che collegano Parigi con Milano, passando per Porta Susa |trans-title=Trenitalia: The first Frecciarossa trains connecting Paris with Milan, passing through Porta Susa, left today |url=https://www.torinoggi.it/2021/12/18/leggi-notizia/argomenti/viabilita-1/articolo/trenitalia-partiti-oggi-i-primi-frecciarossa-che-collegano-parigi-con-milano-passando-per-porta-su.html |access-date=15 March 2024 |website=Torino Oggi |language=it-IT}}
- Milan – Turin – Bardonecchia (seasonal){{Cite web |last=Todesco |first=Chiara |date=7 December 2022 |title=Sciatori, in carrozza! Le ultime novità di Frecciarossa e Trenord per andare a sciare in treno |trans-title=Skiers, in the carriage! The latest news from Frecciarossa and Trenord for going skiing by train |url=https://www.lastampa.it/montagna/2022/12/07/news/sciatori_in_carrozza_le_ultime_novita_di_frecciarossa_e_trenord_per_andare_a_sciare_in_treno-12399523/ |access-date=15 March 2024 |website=La Stampa |language=it}} – Modane – Chambéry-Challes-les-Eaux – Lyon-Part-Dieu – Paris Gare de Lyon
- Lyon-Perrache – Lyon-Part-Dieu – Paris Gare de Lyon
Rolling stock
The following rolling stock types are used for Frecciarossa services:{{Secondary source needed|date=June 2022}}
- ETR.500: non-tilting train made of eleven passenger coaches (one with cafe/restaurant service) with 574 seats moved by two E.404 locomotives, speeds up to {{convert|300|km/h|abbr=on}}.
- ETR.600: tilting train made of seven passenger coaches (one with cafe/restaurant service) with 432 seats, speeds up to 250 km/h (155 mph).
- ETR.700: non-tilting train made of 8 passenger coaches (one with cafe/restaurant service) with 497 seats, speeds up to 250 km/h (155 mph).
- ETR.1000: non-tilting electro-train made of eight passenger coaches (one with cafe/restaurant service) with 457 seats, speeds up to {{convert|400|km/h|abbr=on}}.
Accidents and incidents
- On 6 February 2020, a Frecciarossa train derailed at Ospedaletto Lodigiano, killing two people and injuring 27 others.{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/milan-train-crash-death-toll-injured-lodi-italy-a9320456.html |title=Milan train crash: Two dead and more than 20 injured after high-speed train derails |work=The Independent |accessdate=6 February 2020 |archive-date=6 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206090802/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/milan-train-crash-death-toll-injured-lodi-italy-a9320456.html |url-status=live }}
- On 10 December 2023, a Frecciarossa train collided with another passenger train at Faenza injuring 17.{{cite web|title=17 'lightly injured' after train crash in Italy|date=10 December 2023 |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/17-lightly-injured-train-crash-212010730.html}}
See also
References
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- {{cite web |url=http://www.finmeccanica.com/en/-/frecciarossa-1000 |title=Frecciarossa 1000 |author= |website=Finmeccanica |access-date=2014-09-03 |archive-date=2014-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904032209/http://www.finmeccanica.com/en/-/frecciarossa-1000 |url-status=dead }}
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External links
- {{commons category-inline|Frecciarossa}}
- {{Official website|https://www.trenitalia.com/en/frecce/frecciarossa.html}}
Category:High-speed rail in Italy